Aizawl: Acting on a specific tip-off, Assam Rifles personnel launched an operation in Khawzawl town, located in the eastern part of Mizoram, and seized methamphetamine tablets worth Rs. 20.61 crore on Tuesday, Assam Rifles said in a statement on Wednesday.
The troops spotted a suspect carrying a consignment. When the suspect saw the security forces, he abandoned the package in the jungle and fled, the statement said.
The troops conducted a thorough search of the area and recovered 6.87 kg of methamphetamine tablets, worth Rs. 20.61 crore in the international market, it added.
Assam Rifles handed over the seized narcotics to the state police in Khawzawl for further investigation and follow-up action, the statement added.